cornetist

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Noun
  • The trio was soon joined by trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes.
    Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Pianist Vijay Iyer, one of jazz’s most influential thinkers and composers, performs Sunday with a special appearance by trumpeter Adam O’Farrill.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her father was a jazz trombonist and her mother a pianist.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Wayne Henderson, trombonist for the Jazz Crusaders, had co-produced the debut album, 1984’s Centipede, for Michael’s sister Rebbie with Michael, Tito, and Randy Jackson.
    Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Dewey is excused from his parents’ anniversary party, given his success as a pianist, but Lois demands that everyone else be present, including Malcolm.
    Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Jazz band member Julia Wickless, 17, a pianist, hopes to play in college, but not make music her career.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In addition, saxophonist Kamasi Washington will perform both is 2023 album Fearless Movement in its entirety as well as a set featuring the works of John Coltrane and Miles Davis.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And after Clarence Clemons died in 2011, it was again reborn in honor of the late saxophonist.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The former Nine Inch Nails drummer claimed such an instance happened at his 2020 wedding between DeLonge, 50, and Reznor, 60.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Interestingly, though, while game presentation issues do tend to draw strong reactions, no one dared criticize Dodgers (and Kings) organist Dieter Ruehle.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The service also featured the Grace Notes Community Choir, a group of church musicians in the Artesia, Bellflower, and Cerritos areas led by pianist and organist Faith Rietveld and accompanied by Juan-Carlos Lora.
    Daily News, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Keith Stanfield, a violinist, concertmaster and member of The Opus 76 Quartet, was fired March 31.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The sanctions also affect violinist Valeria Oleinik, singer Ilya Tatakov, and vocalist Artem Nikolaev.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Cornetist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornetist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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